Foxxern
Refugee
diamond said:The American Military was shunned thru-out the world.
American Servicemen were dispised during this time.
American servicemen in many parts of the world are still hated. Their presence is often cited by Osama bin Laden as a violation of the sanctity of the holy land. In addition, American soldiers still take plenty of flak in places like Korea and Japan. Incidents involving American servicemen committing crimes such as robbery and assault were not uncommon throughout much of the 80s.
Interst rates were 16-19 percent to buy a home.
For all the talk about interest rates, it might be interesting to note that they had fallen from an "obscene" 14.2% in November 1980 to a much lower 14.1% by October 1984.